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package org.activiti.engine.runtime;

import org.activiti.engine.api.internal.Internal;

/**
 * Represent a 'path of execution' in a process instance.
 *
 * Note that a {@link ProcessInstance} also is an execution.
 *

 */
@Internal
public interface Execution {
    /**
     * The unique identifier of the execution.
     */
    String getId();

    /**
     * Indicates if the execution is suspended.
     */
    boolean isSuspended();

    /**
     * Indicates if the execution is ended.
     */
    boolean isEnded();

    /**
     * Returns the id of the activity where the execution currently is at. Returns null if the execution is not a 'leaf' execution (eg concurrent parent).
     */
    String getActivityId();

    /**
     * Id of the root of the execution tree representing the process instance. It is the same as {@link #getId()} if this execution is the process instance.
     */
    String getProcessInstanceId();

    /**
     * Gets the id of the parent of this execution. If null, the execution represents a process-instance.
     */
    String getParentId();

    /**
     * Gets the id of the super execution of this execution.
     */
    String getSuperExecutionId();

    /**
     * Id of the root of the execution tree representing the process instance that has no super execution.
     */
    public String getRootProcessInstanceId();

    /**
     * Returns Id of the process instance related to the super execution of this execution.
     */
    public String getParentProcessInstanceId();

    /**
     * The tenant identifier of this process instance
     */
    String getTenantId();

    /**
     * Returns the name of this execution.
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Returns the description of this execution.
     */
    String getDescription();
}
